The Human Body

The Human Body

Our Organ System

• Skeletal System

• A new born baby has about 300 bones. Some of these join together to form 206 bones that adults have.

• The bones are hard and join together to form a skeleton.

• Functions: The skeletal system works as a support structure for your body.

• It gives the body its shape, allows movement, provides protection for organs.

Multiple Choice

We give your body support and structure. We also protect your delicate organs, like your brain, liver, and lungs. We are filled with a substance called marrow. What are we?

• muscles
• skin
• bones
• veins

Multiple Choice

Where are most of our bones?

• hands and feet

• back

• stomach

• neck

Muscular System

The muscular system contains more than 600muscles that work together to enable the full functioning of the body.

Good posture relies on strong, flexible muscles.

Stiff, weak, or tight muscles contribute to poor posture and misalignment of the body.

Long-term, bad posture leads to joint and muscle pain in the shoulders, back, neck, and elsewhere.

Multiple Choice

An adult human muscular system consists of ___________ muscles

• over 600

• less than 500

• only 100

Multiple Choice

We work in pairs to pull your bones in different directions.  We also help move food and blood through your body. Without us, you'd wouldn't be able to move at all. What are we?

• skin
• bones
• muscles
• kidneys

Human Digestive System

All living things eat food for energy. Food we eat is broken into small pieces for the body to absorb.

The nutrients from food are absorbed in the body and used for energy.

Our body uses this energy for work, play and growth. 

The process of breaking down of food into smaller particles that can be absorbed by our bodies is called digestion.

Multiple Choice

Your body can't use every part of the food you eat. The waste comes to me , and I dry it out so it can leave your body. What am I?

• kidneys
• small intestines
• large intestines
• liver

Multiple Choice

I take and absorb the nutrients that your body needs from your food and I put it in your bloodstream so your body can use it.  What am I?

• lungs
• liver
• small intestines
• large inttestines